Dr. Janice Unruh Davidson, professor of nursing at Fort Hays State University, coauthored "Special Considerations for Planning and Conducting Research" in a recently published monograph, Grantsmanship: Developing a Program of Research.

Davidson coauthored the monograph with nurse practitioner faculty from universities in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Michigan, New York, Texas, Vermont, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Louisiana.

The monograph also features a knowledge development template created by Davidson on the impact of exercise prescription and medication compliance on congestive heart failure outcomes.

The grants manual was published by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. Information on the manual is available from the organization's Web site, www.nonpf.com.